Longer Hours Don't Mean Higher Output

Something I read today in The Sun - MONDAY 9TH SEPT 2007. Which I think is so good d*mn true and precise.

So folks, please leave this issue of The Sun on your bosses' table who honor the staff who work late just to show he/she can "sacrifice" for the company and leave a copy on your colleague's workstation who like to "sacrifice" for the company.....buekkkkkk.....


Quoted from The Sun - MONDAY 9th SEPT 2007, Pg. 18, by VRK from Kuala Lumpur : -

"I do not believe working long hours can be related to increasing productivity or whether it is a good things as a whole anyway."

"Working long hours may overcome shortage of work time in the short term BUT eventually it will catch up with you."

"How many of us know of those who boast of working until 2am or 3am the next morning only turn up at work the following day after lunch." - WHAT IS THE POINT?!?!?!

"Someone who actually slept in the office under the table due to so-called work urgency and then disappeared for a few days due to exhaustion." - AGAIN, WHAT IS THE F**KING POINT??!!??!

"Productivity is a function of output and time; increasing number of hours worked may just reduce productivity if average output falls."

"Germany which has one of the highest productivity figures also is where people work the shortest hours." - Why are are we working 24/7 but still can't see the tail light or even smell the exhaust gas of German's Technology?

"We wasted a lot of time on pleasing internal bosses and preparing presentations."

"How many of us stay up late amending and redoing presentations for internal consumption when all effort should be focused on external clients where the revenue is."

"No need nice PowerPoint to show the Group CEO or MD what the thinking is, it is sufficient to outline and discuss the matter at hand, so time is not wasted on unproductive or non-revenue generating matters." - I partially agree with this, as some CEO or MD will judge one performance with the attractiveness of the PowerPoint, just like some I know. Which I think this is ridiculous, you should hire a graphic designer instead of a Team Leader or Manager then.

"Many of time, middle or lower management staff just wait around for the head honcho to turn up for a review or meeting." - Even on weekend. Some event waited for hours just because the head stuck somewhere on MARS meeting with another ET.

"A GOLDEN RULE OF MANAGEMENT is DO NOT waste too much time on internal meetings and presentations when the clients and revenue are all external."